Behind the anime

Hitoshi Okuda

Original Creator

Hitoshi Okuda is a Japanese manga artist, most famous for his characterizations and stories set in the world of Tenchi Muyo!.

Biography Selected credits

Occupation: Mangaka
Born: August 15, 1963
Hometown: Kyowa (Currently Daisen), Akita Prefecture, Japan
Gender: Male
Education: Komazawa University, Akita Prefectural Akita High School
Credits: 10

Hitoshi Okuda at a glance

Hitoshi Okuda has ten listed credits as a mangaka. Their listed hometown is Kyowa (Currently Daisen), Akita Prefecture, Japan. Their birth date is listed as August 15, 1963.

Notable work

Production credits include story & art (4), original creator (2), and art (2).

FAQ

What has Hitoshi Okuda worked on?

Our catalog lists ten credits, including Suddenly Princess, Tenchi in Tokyo, and No Need for Tenchi!.

Where is Hitoshi Okuda from?

Their hometown is listed as Kyowa (Currently Daisen), Akita Prefecture, Japan.

The person behind the work

Biography

Hitoshi Okuda (奥田ひとし, Okuda Hitoshi; born 1963 in Daisen, Akita) is a Japanese manga artist, most famous for his characterizations and stories set in the world of Tenchi Muyo!. Okuda got his start as a doujinshi artist before debuting professionally, studying under Nobuteru Yūki and Yutaka Izubuchi. His collection of Tenchi-related works spans eleven years, beginning with "No Need for Tenchi!"

in 1994 before finishing its run as "The All-New Tenchi Muyō!" ("Shin Tenchi Muyō!") in late 2005. "Tenchi, Heaven Forbid! G...", a collection of seventy-four yonkoma comics drawn during the course of six years for Pioneer LDC's monthly fan club letter, was later released by VIZ Media as "Tenchi Muyō: Sasami Stories", bundled along with previously published material featuring the Sasami character.